University in Nigeria
Ilorin, Kwara State
University profile
Muhammad Kamalud-deen University (MKU) is a faith-based private university in Ilorin, Kwara State, established by the Ansarul-Islam Society of Nigeria and named after the society's founder, Sheikh Muhammad Kamalud-deen. It was licensed in 2023, and its pioneer Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Rasheed Gbenga Jimoh. The Ansarul-Islam Society is the proprietor, and its National President chairs the university's Board of Trustees.
The vision is to be an exemplary institution for teaching and research that produces morally upright and globally competitive graduates and serves the community. The stated philosophy is holistic human and social development through cultivation of the mind, combining historical knowledge and contemporary research with moral growth that integrates religious and African traditional values.
The university's academic units are the Faculty of Science, Computing and Information Technology and the Faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences, with further programmes in law and the health sciences listed in the 2026/2027 admission schedule.
The permanent site lies in the Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State and covers 147.6 hectares. The university's address is Kaiama Road, Oloje-Ogidi Area, Ilorin. Admission is open to UTME and Direct Entry candidates, who select the university on JAMB CAPS, and students of the Arabic and Islamic Studies programmes receive tuition support from the proprietor.
The Ansarul-Islam Society of Nigeria, the proprietor, pays the tuition fee (N100,000) of all enrolled students of B.A. Arabic Language and Literature and B.A. Islamic Studies, as Sadaqatun Jariyah for the founder of the society, Dr. Muhammad Kamalud-deen Habeebullahi Al-Adabiy.
The scheme has pledged a N25,000 scholarship for each of the first fifty qualified candidates admitted into any programme of the university.
Details are on the admission requirements page.
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View scholarships for Muhammad Kamalud University Kwara →Admission is open to applicants who reach the UTME cut-off mark for their chosen programme in the 2026 UTME, and to Direct Entry (DE) applicants into 200 level who meet the Direct Entry requirement for the programme. All applicants must change their institution of choice to Muhammad Kamalud-deen University on JAMB CAPS. Applications start on the applicant portal at portal.mku.edu.ng/applicant/login.
Five O-Level credit passes in NECO, WAEC or NABTEB (NBAIS, S.S.S and S.I.S are also accepted for Arabic and Islamic Studies) at not more than two sittings. English Language and, for most programmes, Mathematics are compulsory, with the other subjects set by programme: Computer Science needs English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry; Accounting, Business Administration and Economics need English Language, Mathematics, Economics and two other relevant social science subjects; English Language and Literature needs Literature in English and English Language; Law needs English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics and two other Art or Social Science subjects.
The UTME cut-off is 150 for most programmes, 170 for Doctor of Physiotherapy and Medical Laboratory Science, and 180 for LL.B Law and Nursing Science. Typical UTME subjects are English Language, Mathematics, Physics and one other science or social science subject for Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics and Data Science; English Language, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce and one other social science subject for Accounting, Business Administration and Economics; English Language, Chemistry, Physics and Biology for Physiotherapy, Medical Laboratory Science and Nursing Science; and English Language, Literature in English and two other Art or Social Science subjects for Law.
Science, computing and humanities programmes accept a pass in a recognised A-Level examination in the relevant subjects, or a minimum of lower credit/merit ND or NCE in a related field from a recognised institution. Arabic Language and Literature, Law and the health programmes (Health Information Management, Information Technology and Health Informatics, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Physiotherapy, Public Health, Community Health Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science and Environmental Health Science) have no Direct Entry route.
Permanent site, Ilorin South Local Government Area, Ilorin, Kwara State: 147.6 hectares. Mailing address: Kaiama Road, Oloje-Ogidi Area, PMB 1607, Ilorin, Kwara State.
The Ansarul-Islam Society also holds a 265-acre parcel of land acquired in Ilorin more than 30 years ago for the university.
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